On the Inadequacy of Personal Sin

A Socio-Political Alternative

Abstract

This article reflects on the inadequacy of a strictly personal definition of sin. It is a concept that no longer speaks in our present situation, plagued by systemic injustices, such as climate change, inequality, and global neoliberalism. The author reflects on religious trauma, soteriology, escapism, cheap hope, and the radical hope of resurrection. The vital question today is: What does the gospel mean for the systemic injustices of our time?